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The 21 clubs present at the meeting were: Blackheath ( represented by Burns and Frederick Stokes, the latter becoming the first captain of England ), Richmond, Ravenscourt Park, West Kent, Marlborough Nomads, Wimbledon Hornets, Gipsies, Civil Service, The Law Club, Wellington College, Guy ’ s Hospital, Flamingoes, Clapham Rovers, Harlequin F. C., King's College Hospital, St Paul's, Queen ’ s House, Lausanne, Addison, Mohicans, and Belsize Park.

The one notable omission was the Wasps.

According to one version, a Wasps ' representative was sent to attend the meeting, but owing to a misunderstanding, was sent to the wrong venue at the wrong time on the wrong day ; another version is that he went to a venue of the same name where, after consuming a number of drinks, he realised his mistake but was too drunk to make his way to the correct venue.